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Scientists in Australia reduce wheat seed loss to mice by 63% using diluted wheat germ oil spray

Source: Times of India
Category: Science
Region: Australia
Published: October 01, 2026 at 06:28

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Australian scientists tested a non-toxic way to protect wheat seeds from mice by spraying diluted wheat germ oil across farm plots. The treatment camouflaged the smell mice use to locate seeds underground. In a 2021 field experiment in New South Wales, seed loss fell by 63 per cent during and after sowing, and by up to 74 per cent when plots were treated before planting.

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